Clinical trials: Laparoscopic Training
Delivery of Health Care
Soft Skills and Surgical Performance
Background and hypothesis: Virtual reality (VR) training in minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is known to be feasible and beneficial in surgical residency.
- Trial name
- SSPSP (NCT01137305)
- Testing
- VR- training
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philipps University Marburg
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified, Surgical Simulation
Laparoscopic Simulator Training and Its Impact on Surgical Education
The primary goal of this study is to answer whether validated laparoscopic simulators truly affect real time performance in the operating room among Gynecology residents.
- Trial name
- NCT00555243
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Simulation training, Traditional Surgical Education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Gastric Cancer
Effect of Gastric Cancer Specialist Training Program in Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery（STP-LRG-1）
To prospectively evaluate the effect of the gastric cancer specialist training program of Fujian Medical University Union Hospital on laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05585437
- Testing
- gastric cancer specialist training program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Laparoscopic Proficiency
The FEEDBACK Trial, a Randomized Controlled Trial
With a worldwide proliferation of simulation centers, it is essential to explore the optimal setting for laparoscopic training and investigate different learning approaches, e.g. a self-directed approach.
- Trial name
- Feedback (NCT01497782)
- Testing
- Instructor feedback
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Gastric Cancer
Questionnaire Survey of the Advanced Training Program for Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy
This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of the advanced training program for laparoscopic radical gastrectomy (ATP-LRG). The research subjects are the trainees who participated in this training program.
- Trial name
- ATP-LRG-1 (NCT05219539)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,355 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Hernia
Assuring and Defining Outcomes Through Procedural Training Using a Proctorship Model That Collects Patient Outcomes A Single-Arm, Case-Series to Determine the Feasibility of Safe Skills Transfer for Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair Utilizing a Hands-On Proctorship Model.
The objective of the Project ADOPT- Ventral Hernia case-series is to collect clinical outcome data following the completion of a hands-on proctorship training model in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair.
- Trial name
- ADOPT (NCT02238743)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Urinary Incontinence
Effects of Action Observation Training (AOT) in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Men After Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy (RALP)
Urinary incontinence (UI) is one of the most common side effects of radical prostatectomy (RP) and compromises men's quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05311267
- Testing
- Action observation training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Obesity
Design and Validation of a Simulation-based Training Curriculum for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
Laparoscopic bariatric surgery is an advanced laparoscopic procedure with a potential for significant morbidity and mortality along the early part of a surgeon's learning curve.
- Trial name
- NCT01610466
- Testing
- Laparoscopic bariatric surgery ex-vivo training curriculum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Performance Assessment, Motion Metrics
Do Motion Metrics Lead to Improved Skill Acquisition on Simulators?
Emphasizing the growing popularity of motion metrics are the majority of available virtual reality simulators and some newer hybrid models that offer motion tracking for performance assessment.
- Trial name
- NCT01052168
- Testing
- skills training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Medical Education, Laparoscopic Surgery
Evaluation in a Multimodal Structured Curriculum of Laparoscopic Surgery
Development of Laparoscopic surgery skills for general surgery residents are considered competencies of major importance. Different tools are used for this purpose, including synthetic models, virtual reality, animal models and…
- Trial name
- EDU-SURGERY (NCT06579456)
- Testing
- Surgical Training Intervention, Positive Control, Negative Control
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Los Andes, Columbia
Simulation Training, Laparoscopy
Simulator Versus Box Trainer on Laparoscopic Suturing
This is prospective randomized controlled study to compare the proficiency of novices in acquiring laparoscopic suturing skills following either training in a virtual reality simulator or box trainer.
- Trial name
- NCT02770937
- Testing
- Virtual reality simulator, Box trainer, Simbionix
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Resident Surgical Training
Video Feedback Versus Verbal Feedback
The long term goal of our research is to develop a curriculum for Obstetrics and Gynecology resident physicians that regularly employs use of video assessment to improve surgical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT02948595
- Testing
- Video feedback followed by structured verbal feedback, Structured verbal feedback followed by video feedback
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Simulator-based Medical Skill Training
Video Game Experience and Warm-Up Effects on Laparoscopic Skills Among Medical Students
"In surgical practice, alternative training methods are being investigated to enhance laparoscopic skills. The potential correlation between video game playing and technical performance improvements raises the question of whether…
- Trial name
- V-LAP (NCT07837388)
- Testing
- Surgical Simulator, 10 minute exercice of videogame
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade de Passo Fundo
Laparoscopic Surgical Training
LAPARO Analytic vs. Classic Box Trainer on Laparoscopic Skills Training
This randomized controlled trial investigates the effectiveness of two laparoscopic training modalities - Classic Box Trainers and the LAPARO Analytic - in teaching fundamental surgical skills for laparoscopic appendicectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT07081386
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Training using the LAPARO Analytic simulator, Laparoscopic Training using a classic Box Trainer
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Learning Outcomes of Laparoscopic Suturing
Stepwise Versus Conventional Training in Laparoscopic Suturing
This study will compare the learning outcomes between the participants undergoing stepwise training and conventional training for laparoscopic suturing.
- Trial name
- stepwisetrain (NCT07311681)
- Testing
- stepwise training for laparoscopic suturing, conventional training for laparoscopic suturing
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Emergencies
Nomogram for Predicting Difficult Laparoscopic Appendectomy
No prior studies have stratified the difficulty of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). The investigators aimed to investigate preoperative factors as indicators of difficult LAs based on the experience of surgical trainees and to…
- Trial name
- NCT06818942
- Testing
- Observations on preoperative and intraoperative factors influencing the difficulty of surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital
Simulation Training, Laparoscopy
Comparing Skills Acquisition on Different Laparoscopy Software
Simulation based training is a standard part of surgical training. Over the years virtual reality simulator have been more and more integrated into the surgical curriculum for surgical novices.
- Trial name
- NCT06255080
- Testing
- Training intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Surgical Training
Laparoscopic Training With and Without Robotic Assistance for Surgical Internes: a Randomized Study
The primary objective of this study is to compare two groups of gynecologic/urologic/visceral internes in terms of the time required to perform a laparoscopic surgical intervention (nephrectomy) on an animal model (pig).
- Trial name
- LAPRA (NCT02888158)
- Testing
- Robotic assistance, Pelvic Trainer
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis
Efficacy of Proficiency-based Versus Free Laparoscopic Training in Cholecystectomy on a Virtual Reality Simulator
Virtual reality devices are widely accepted tools to familiarize surgical novices with the principles of laparoscopy. Free Virtual reality training will be tested against basic training and efficacy assessed in a randomized…
- Conditions
- Cholelithiasis, Cholecystitis, Cholecystolithiasis
- Trial name
- NCT01615549
- Testing
- Laparsocopic cholecystectomy
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Educational Problems, Surgery
Remote Training in Laparoscopy
The study is a prospective, randomized comparative study using a mixed methods design. The primary objective is to compare the effect of self-regulated simulation training (SRST) to instructor-regulated simulation training (IRST)…
- Trial name
- NCT04401306
- Testing
- Home-based self-regulated simulation training (SRST), Centralized instructor-regulated simulation training (IRST)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus